Light traveling in a distorting medium can appear undistorted
A team led by researchers at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, with collaborators from the University of Pretoria (South Africa), as well as Mexico and Scotland, have made a new discovery on how light behaves in compl.....»»
New seed fossil sheds light on wind dispersal in plants
Scientists have discovered one of the earliest examples of a winged seed, gaining insight into the origin and early evolution of wind dispersal strategies in plants......»»
Mexican jumping beans jump to safety in a dynamic world—light could influence how moth larvae avoid extreme heat
What makes Mexican jumping beans jump? New research from Binghamton University reveals that Mexican jumping bean larvae respond to different colors of light, jumping more vigorously under different hues, which can help them avoid potentially dangerou.....»»
Deadly human-wildlife conflict lies at center of Zimbabwe lake and an embattled economy, says author
A Griffith University researcher has shed light on the tragic and often overlooked human-wildlife conflicts surrounding a vast, picturesque lake that supports the livelihoods of villagers in a remote Zimbabwe region......»»
Q&A: How artificial lights are dimming firefly survival rates
While light bulbs make our nights brighter, they are dimming the social lives, and survival rates, of some of nature's natural light-makers: fireflies......»»
Watch 902 Teslas perform a funky light show in Finland
More than 900 Tesla owners gathered together in Finland recently to entertain crowds with a dazzling, synchronized light show......»»
Researchers uncover new plant perception mechanism for light and heat
Researchers at the University of Bayreuth and Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf have described a previously unknown mechanism in the perception of light and heat in plants. The results contribute to a better understanding of plant physiological p.....»»
For UN Agenda: Data gaps detected in 193 countries
To make informed decisions, governments and international organizations need data. The United Nations has been analyzing the global availability of such data together with ETH Zurich. This has brought to light some surprising insights......»»
Asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs may have led to the invention of "ant agriculture"
The event that wiped out the dinosaurs wasn't all bad. The low-light environment caused by the meteor impact some 66 million years ago favored the spread of fungi that feed on organic matter, which was abundant at the time as plants and animals were.....»»
Smaller crossovers, pickups outpace U.S. market in Q3 as affordability challenges remain
Light-vehicle sales slid 2.4 percent in the third quarter, according to preliminary data from the Automotive News Research & Data Center......»»
This special case adds a USB-C port to AirPods with Lightning
Apple recently AirPods Max. However, there are still a lot of people who have old AirPods and simply don’t want to buy new headphones just to get the new port. Luckily, someone came up with a clever accessory that brings USB-C to AirPods with Light.....»»
Smaller crossovers, pickups outpace market in Q3 as affordability challenges remain
Light-vehicle sales slid 2.4 percent in the third quarter, according to preliminary data from the Automotive News Research & Data Center......»»
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Travel light and keep your WiFi secure with this easy-to-use portable VPN router, on sale for just $149.99. TL;DR: The Deeper Connect Air Portable VPN Travel Router is here to help keep your data secure while traveling light, now $149.97 until.....»»
Addressing climate change and inequality: A win-win policy solution
Climate change and economic inequality are deeply interconnected, with the potential to exacerbate each other if left unchecked. A study published in Nature Climate Change sheds light on this critical relationship using data from eight large-scale In.....»»
Study sheds light on limitations of zooplankton for inactivating pathogen contaminated water
Scientists at The University of Texas at El Paso and Stanford University were recently surprised to find that the natural community of zooplankton—tiny, aquatic animals known to graze on bacteria—present in freshwater and saltwater do not clean w.....»»
Logic with light: Introducing diffraction casting, optical-based parallel computing
Increasingly complex applications such as artificial intelligence require ever more powerful and power-hungry computers to run. Optical computing is a proposed solution to increase speed and power efficiency but has yet to be realized due to constrai.....»»
Geological surveys shed light on the formation mystery of Uruguay"s amethyst geodes
Amethyst is a violet variety of quartz that has been used as a gemstone for many centuries and is a key economic resource in northern Uruguay. Geodes are hollow rock formations often with quartz crystals, such as amethyst, inside......»»
FORD: 1st quarterly decline for Ford brand since 2022; Lincoln sales rise
Ford Motor Co.'s U.S. light-vehicle sales rose 0.7 percent in the third quarter, with retail sales up 4 percent......»»
As the Advanced Photon Source upgrade nears completion, scientists anticipate experimental possibilities
In June, X-rays began to shine again at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Advanced Photon Source (APS), a facility where intense, directed X-ray light beams are used to inspect everything from materials for better solar cells and batteries to ant.....»»
Quantum research paves the way toward efficient, ultra-high-density optical memory storage
As our digital world generates massive amounts of data—more than 2 quintillion bytes of new content each day—yesterday's storage technologies are quickly reaching their limits. Optical memory devices, which use light to read and write data, offer.....»»
Solar Sails and Comet Tails: How Sunlight Pushes Stuff Around
It seems crazy, but light actually exerts a physical force on objects. It could power a new generation of spacecraft for deep-space missions......»»